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South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co is looking to clean up its stake in Samsung C&T Corp, launching an up to W565.9bn ($530.4m) block deal on Tuesday evening.

A group of 23 banks opened syndication for Tata Steel’s $1.86bn dual-currency facility on Monday, but only after the deal went through numerous changes on its way to the market.

A rare name will grace the dollar market on Tuesday, coming ahead the minutes of the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting, expected to be released on Wednesday.

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust (MGCCT) has hired banks to manage a S$323.1m ($246m) equity raise that will be used to buy some Japanese assets.

Peking University Founder Group Co, BOC Aviation and Yuexiu Property Co are meeting investors for their upcoming bond plans, while China National Chemical Corp’s Swiss subsidiary Syngenta is also gearing up for a mega deal.

Private equity-owned ION Investment Group has been named as the high bidder of the two that have made last minute bids to beat Temenos in the race for UK trading technology company Fidessa.

Two Middle East issuers are roadshowing deals, adding to the flurry of post-Easter CEEMEA new issue announcements.

Three new Russian equity capital markets deals were launched this week, with bankers confident that European equity investors are comfortable enough to buy Russian risk despite diplomatic tensions between the country and the West growing more hostile.

Varroc Engineering and Atria Convergence Technologies have submitted their respective draft prospectuses to list in India within the next few months.

Solusi Tunas Pratama, an Indonesian telecommunications company, has launched a $577m-equivalent dual-currency loan denominated in dollars and rupiah into general syndication.

SK Lubricants has begun gauging investor appetite for its W1.6tr ($1.5bn) IPO in South Korea through a syndicate of seven banks.

A year after selling a $3.1bn-equivalent four-currency, six-tranche Belt and Road blockbuster, Bank of China is making a comeback with another Reg S only bond to support the initiative.